Corn-plaster machine



. I 1,6 7 2 Aug. 2, 1927. ops} SCHMTT 3 I CORN PLASTER MACHINE Filed Jul 15. 1925 a Sheets-Sheet 1g OCJOQOE Aug:- 2,1927.

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- o'rro G. sonmrr'r, or GHiCAGOQ -I LLINOI S,

A O C rssmnoamo THnsoHoLL MFG. 00., mo;

" F onreaeo, ILLINOIS, A ooRi'o''RATI N or N W-roux.

, 'eomrmms; MACHINE.

i ntaeon med" July 13, 1925. s'eria1"-Nb.---1s,424.

' I111 the'miinufaeture of corn plasters, prelim nary to placing the finished corn plasters on strips of gauze, the corn plasters are automatically deposited upon plates. 'dThese I. if

plates,vvitht=he corn plasterspr'operly as ranged thereon, are stacked one upon the otherre'ady to have/the corn plastersfautomatieally removed therefrom and deposited upon long" sheet of gauze after "which the sheet'o'f gauze is automatically out 'instrips and the strips Wound'infrollsi'eady to be plaeedinboxes or oartonsforshippiiig.

-posit said corn plasters on a continuousn This inyen tion relates "to a corn plaster stripping" machine adapted tofaut'omatieally remove em-n plasters f'roi'nf plates and desheet of gauze after which the sheet iscut into strips and, the strips simultaneously ound on a drum to afford 'afplurality of sdjaoently disposed rolls of corn plasters.

It is also an o bjectoft-his invention to provide a machine fora utomatieally transferring corn plasters from platesto strips of gauze. I

Another important object the invent-ion I gauze in proper spaced relation after whieh the corn plasters are pressed into Contact With the gauze as the gauze isbein e, out into strips prior to the Winding ofsa-id'strips to form rolls of corn plasters. v

It is an important objectof this invention to provide an improved machine to auton'iatieally handle corn plasters by removing the same from plates and then automatically depositing the same in proper spaced rela-; tion in rows upon a strip of gauze, which.

side of thefgauze reel brackets tare a pair prior to the winding thereof. is slit to" afford plurality of rolls of corn plasters each having' single row deposited thereon.

\ other "and further impoi'tant objects of 7 this inyention will be apparent from the disclosuresin the specification and'the accompanying drawings.

' This invention (in a preferred forrn)*'is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

' On the drawings: a 1

' Figure 1' is a top plan view of the' corn plaster "stripping machine embodying the principles of this'invention.

, Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan 'ifiiew of the niaehine with parts omitted, slioiting'a fragmentaryportion of one of the porn plaster 'plates in po's'ition'to permit the eo'rnplasters to be removed and deposited on stripsiof'ga uze. 9 r

j; Figure a fragmentary side elevation of themachine. I 7

Figure 4 isa planview "of one of the corn plaster plates. r f Figure 5 is an enlarged ].ngitudim1'ver-' tieal section taken on line 'V'V of Figure 1f Wit'lrparts omitted. I

, Figure "6 is a side elevation of the driving gear rnechanism taken on'line VI-VI of FigureQ. v I

As shown on the drawings:

Theirefere'n'ce n'urneral'l indicates the sills of aho'rizo'ntal table orfra'rne supported on legs oruprights 2. The vframe sills 1 are Connected by means of transverse braee rods 3. TRigidly secured to the 'frame sills 1 near one end I or the machine are "two upright brackets 4, the upper endsof Whioh are reduced in size to ali'ord rodsb upon which drag Weights 6*are sli'dablydispos'ed. The drag Weights 6 areadapted 'to frietionally Contact the peripheral surfaces ofa pair of endv' disks normed ontheends' of a'eylindrical drum onivhi'oh'a roll of gauze 8 is carried. The'shaft of the granzedrum is supported on the brackets 4 thereby holdingthe geezer-O11 inposition'irith the weights (irontaeting with thedrum or reel disks 7 a YAlsosecured to the, frame'sills '1 to theinof oppositely {disposed arms or brackets 9 on W 11th. s rotatably supported "a corn plaster padreel or drumlO having end disks 11 forming a part thereof. One end of the shaft 12 of the reel has a grooved pulley wheel 13 secured thereon around which an endless beltM is trained. The endless belt .14 crosses itself and is also trained around a smaller drive pulley 15. The pulley wheel 15 is secured on one end of a lowerfshaft 16 on which a small gear 17 is also mounted ad acent' the outer side of the machine frame. Mountedon the lower shaft i16 between the frame sills 1 is a lower rubber roll 18. The gear 17 meshes with an upper gear 19 mounted on one end of: an :upper roller shaft 20. An upper rubber roll 21 is'mounted onithe'upper shaft20. The gear 19 receives;a drive and is in mesh with a gear 22 supported on one projecting end of a cut ter roll shaft 23. Supported on the cutter roll shaft 23 between the frame sills 1 is a cutter drum 2a which carries aiplurality of spaced circular blades or knives 25. [One end of a transverse shafteiS has a bevel gear 26 mountedthereon which is in mesh with a bevel pinion27 mounted on one end of a horizontal shaft28; journalled in brackets 29 fixed on the ouside ofone of the frame sills 1. Secured on the shaft 28 is a pulley 30 around which a driving belt is adapted to be trained. The driving belt may be connected with. any suitable'sour'ce of power. Mounted on" the shaft 28 adjacent the pulley 30 is a clutch mechanism 31 adapted to be controlled by means of a lever or handle 32 to govern the transmitting of the drive fromthe pulley 30 to the bevel gear '27.

' Also meshing with the gear 22 is an'upper gear 33 which is secured onone end of the shaft of, an upper rubber roll 34ltl1e shaft of which is lour-nalled in the frame sills 1.

J Rotatably'm'ounted inthe machine frame be low the upper rubber roller 34 is a lower rubber roller 35 on the shaft of'which a lower gear 36' is secured withsaid gear 36.

' roller 44. Theshaft 43 is journalled in suitablebearings in the frame sills-1., Fast-cued toone side of the gear 42 is agear 45. The. gearlomeshes with an intermediate gear 46 which in turn meshes with a gear 470B one endof a transverse drive shaft48 journalled in the frame sills 1;: Also journalled in the framesills 1 is a second shaft 49. Each of the shafts 4:87 and 49 has-a] sprocket 50 mounted thereon to the outside of one of said neath frame sills. An endless chain 51 is trained around the sprockets 50 and receives a drive from the shaft Mounted on each of the shafts 48-and 49 adjacent theinner sides of each of the frame sills 1 are a pair'of sprockets 52. The sprockets 52 are positioned to permit the teeth thereof to engage in the marginal openings 53 formed along the longitudinal margins of a corn plaster curryi'ng plate 5% as illustrated in Figure 4. The inner sides of the frame sills 1 have plate guides 55, secured thereto on which the corn 'plasteriplates 54- are adapted to slide as they are fed into theanachine. Each of the plates 54 has disposed' thci' eor transverse rows of corn plasters or pads 56 the adhesived sides being in contact with the plate. As clearly illustratedin Figure t it will beseen that the corn plaster or pads 56 are arranged in rows both transversely and longitudinally of the plate; r

, The'teethof the sprockets 52 are adapted toengage in the'plate openings 53 thereby causing the plate 54 to be fed into the machine over the steel guide roller 4-4 and bea transversely disposed pivotally mounted knife or stripping blade 57 (Figure The pivoted stripping knife or blade 57 iscontrolled by means of a handle or lever 58 mounted on one side vi the machine frame. Also mountedtransversely of the machine frame directly below the rubber rollers 40 is a transverse guide 59 around which the wide strip'or band of gauze 60 is adapted to pass to permitthe corn plasters or pads when removed from the plate Slby the knife mechanism, to be transferred onto the gauze before the same passes between the two sets of rubber press rollers; As the corn plasters are stripped from the plate said plate 54'is advanced over the second set of sprockets 52 and thenout of the lower part of the machine over a discharge roller (ll mounted 't ransversely below the machine frame on brackets 62.

The operation is as follows:

The corn plasters or pads 56 are manufactured by machine and deposited upon plates 54 in ;transverse and longitudinal rows indicated in Figure i. The above mentioned method of manufacturing corn plasters or pads is covered in my (to-pending applica tion for patent for a method and machines for making cornplasters. Serial No. 43,423, filed on the 13th day of July, 1925.

The plates carrying the rows of corn plasters are delivered to the stripping machine ofthis invention and are successively placed upon the guide bars or rails 55 ina position to permit one end of saidplates to have the apertures 53 thereof engages set of the feed sprockets 52. I p 7 o The operation of the machine is controlled by means of the lever 32which governs the 011115011 31' controlling the drive fl U Learjet through the pulley When the clutch is thrown in the shaft-28 is rotated, thereby; causing the pinion 27 to rotate the bevel gear 26'an'd the drive" shat't 48. A drive is thus transii'ii ted to the drum 24' and the dielr' cutters or knive supported thereon by the train of gears illustrated in Figure The drive to the cutter drum is transmitted by ineansot the gear 22 to the gears 19 and thereby using rotation of the upper rubber rollers 21 and 34-. The lower rollers and 35 are driven from the upper rollers through the gears l7 and 36 meshing respectively with the gears 19 and 33. Thegear 37:01] thexeiid of the cutter shaft 23 receives a drive from the large near 38OI1 SYl1'lCh the gear all is mounted. The gear ll is driven v shaft 48.

lroin'tl'ie gear 42 which inturnis driven by the gear 45 01; the shaft43. The gears 45 and 46 are driven by the drive gear 47 on lVith'the machine in operation as above described a plate of corn plasters is placed upon the uide rails and pushed'intogei'n w ill gaaeinentfwith thetirst set of sprockets 0?. Ti over thesteel guide roller a l (Figure 5) and beneath the stripper blade 57. The position; of the stripper-blade 57 is controlled by meansol" the control lever which maybe operated to tip the stripper blade downwardly into an inclined position to scrape over thef'upper surface of th'eplate as it is :icbranced. lVith the stripper blade 57 lowered asldescribed and with theplateb l moving into the machine, the inclincd strip per blade Fit acts to scrape or strip the transverse rows otcorn plasters or pads-56 from the advancing plate; The drive froin' the machine is transn'iitted to' the reel or roll 10 by means of an endless crossed belt 114.

A roll of gauze is engaged on the gauze" reel 8 with the control weights 6 frictioiially contacting'fthe peripheral surfacesot the disks 7 ol the gauze reel. The weightsli controltheunwiuding ot the roll of gauze.

The gauze from thegauze roll is conducted into the machine and moves" in direction opposite to that oi the .iiioveinent oi the plates 54; tl roupgh themacliinej From the reel 8. the gauze is conducted beneath the transverse guide bar 59 and then passes upwardly between said bar and primary roller 40. The gauze then pas es between 'thefirsl pr of pressing rollers S t- 35. then-into the lield of operation of the knives 95 and their 'betweentliei'econd set of rubber rollers 18 and As the gauze is advanced over-the traiisv-rse bar 59, a transverse row offcorn plasters is removed froin the plate 5% by nieanso't' the stripper blade 57. The ,re- IliOVCCl'Stl'lp of corn plasters comes into con tact with the gauze with the adhesived sides" of thecorn plasters cOlltiiCtliig said gauze,

The primary roller 40 acts to press the corn 'ie'plate 's'then advanced into the machine pur poses.

plasters against the gauze which. is backed by the transverse bar The corn plastors-are; thus transferred from" the plates to the j moving gauie and are pressed tightly chine with each of, said strips having a longitudinal row of properlyspaced corn pla ste strips'tl then pass between the second setof presserfrolls 1S and Ql which fi'i'rtheract to pre' the corn plastersupon the gauze after which said individual strips pass, onto and are, rolled upon the revolving reel. 10 be tween the end disks 11. Therolls of corn disposed thereon. The vcorn .plasten plasters may be wound toauy desired diameter depending upon how vmany COIli plasters are tobejcontained ineach rol'l. i a

By ref ferring to Figure 2 it will benoted that the reel 10 liastlius wound thereon a rollsfbcing positioned adjacent one anothen. lVhen the diameters ot the rolls (i l are ot the required size, the gauze strips 63 maybe cut transversely, thereby permitting the.

winding up reel 10 to be removed :t'ronrthe mach ne to permit removal of the individual rolls 64;" The rollsfiet are in stacks and may then be placed in large or small cartons ready for storage or sl'npment. it ClQ'SliQCl,

the individual 'r'ollsli l. n'iay'be separated and placed in small packages or boxcs for sale It will thus 'befseen that the machine is adapte'd'to automatically, remove. rows of corn plasterstroinplates transfer the plasters onto a moving band of gauze, aft er wl iclitlie corn plasters are pressed into posi tion' to adhere to the gauze, after whichthe gra l e is cut into a pluralityof longitudinal strips, and the individual strips siinultaneously'woiind upon a r zeiviiilr drum or reel.

I am aware that many changes'may .be iade and 'iiumerous details of construction may be varied through avwide range without;

departing]from the principlesot this inventi-oii; andpl" therefore do not purpose limit mg ,hejpatent granted hereon, other than necessitated by the prior art, and while V I have hereinrelerreml to the disclosure as a inachinefor systeni tor nial'cing" eo'rnp'lasters and tor the pui'poseof clearclaini drafting 1 have used the same xprcssions in the claims, I wish it to be distinctly understood that IFhave used these'words in a descriptive sense only, and not as words of limitation,

as it is inani'fest that 1' am entitled to ex: elusive" appropriation of any use tor which plurality'ot rollsili fl of corn plasters,

frame. a reel supp 1a roll of 7 onto said strip oi" Qauz'e.

ported there-en, p

aorted'on saidf'traine', saidgauze adaoted l c l v to be trained around V of operation the aforesaid machine, system or mode of:

procedure is adapted.

"lclaim as my invention: r

1- corn plaster machine comprising "rame, presser rolls mounted thereon, a cutter positioned between said .presser: rolls, means for sup lying a strip of gauze to said presser rolls, a corn plaster carrying plate movahl mounted on said frame, a stripper mechanism, andimeans for operating said presser rolls, said cutter. and said plate to er device to strip the corn permit the str 5 last-er said plate and deliver the same 2; A corn plast r-JQZEOT] and carrying w uze, W said frame, "1 m 1 "11PM! y IOLES supper on r drum, a plurality o cutters supguide bar and ied, between s ing a pluralit of rows-oi corn plasters, a

stripper for co action with said plate,lmeans I for advancing the plate t-o cause the stripe perlo TEli'M *e the corn plasters from said plate andoeliver the same onto said strip or gauze, and driving mechanisms connected to operate said plate, saidnpresser rolls, said cutter drum and said Winding reel.'

i 3. A, corn plaster machine of the Classdescribed emhracmg means advancing corn plaster carrying plate, means for teeth uze' through the machine, a

ing 'a strip of be stripper mechanisnntor removing the corn plate and delivering them s from s strip or uze, and mechanisms for the strip of gauze into a plurality ot strips alter the corn'jplasters have been pressed in position on said gauze;

means for advancing a corn alaster carrying plate through tne inachine,a stripper, means for ogeratingthe same, said stripperadapted to remove rows or corn plasters Ltromsaid plate'asthe plate advances,'a plurality of presser rolls adapted to feed a strip 0t gauze through V the machine, at id presser rolls to pi'ess the adhesived side'ot the ada removed corn plasters against said gauze as peed the gauze is cutiuto strips by said cutters, reel tor Winding up the strips of and ,c gauze ivith the corn plasters thereon.

5. A eorn plaster machine of the class "described coni rising mechanisms for feeding a strip oi" gauzel'tlirough the machine,imeans V for advancingacorn plaster carryin plate through the machine, a stripper adapted to remove the, corn plasters from said advancing plate, means for pressin the cornplasters ine comprising a iding' reel supported'on plurality of sets or presser, 'a, cutter,

guide bar sup ls into thefield a plate carry- 2i, 1,. corn plaster machine comprising acutter drum, a pluralityot cutters thereon,

onto said strip of gauze, and cutting means adapted to cut the strip of gauze into a plurality o t strips. l

I 6; A corn plaster machine o't the class described comprising means for advancing a strip of gauze through the machine, a cutter, means for advancing corn plaster carrying plateslthrough themachine, and mechanisms tor stripping and delivering corn, plasters from said platesto said strip o'i said corn plasters to said strip of gauze, and 'presser means for pressing the corn plasters into adhering relation onsaid gauze. Y

S. A corn, plaster machine comprising means tor advancing a str p of gauze throu 'li the machine means to teedin a C 7 t: corn plaster carrying plate into thema chine, a stripper adapted to stri p the corn plaster i'romsaid advancing plate and deliver the same onto said strip of gauze with the adhesived sides of said corn plasters coming into contact- :Witll the gauze, means for pressing the corn plasters onto thegauze,

a cutter mechanism adaptedto cut the strip of gauze into a plurality 0t narrow strips each carrying a row of corn plasters, and

\vin'din reel for winding up the narrow strips or gauze. r

V 9.- A. corn plaster machine con'iprising a frame, a cutter drum mounted thereon, presser rolls supported on said frame, mechanisms for driving Said cutter drum and :said presser rolls, a corn plaster carrying plate slidably supported on said frame,

sprockets for advancing said plate, said sprockets adapted to be operated by Said driving mechanisms, a gauze supply drum support-ed onthe frame adapted to feed a strip of gauze to said presser rolls, a stripper positioned in'the path of movement of said, plate tostrip. corn plasters from said plateand' deliver the'same, to said strip of gauze, and a winding drumadapted to receive the strip of gauze'ivith the plasters scoured thereto'aiter said strip of gauze has been cut into stripsby said cutter drum.

10. A corn plaster machine comprising a frame, a gauzedrum'reel supported thereon, a. winding reel supported thereon, a cut te'r drum, presser rolls journalled' on said frame, mechanisms for driving said \vinding reel, said eutter drum and said presser rolls, aguide roll also driven by saiddriving mechanism, aplurality of sprockets connected to be driven by said driving mechanism, acorn plaster carrying plate thewinding reel.

adapted to be engaged by saidxsprockets and advanced through the machine, andstripper means co-acting with said plateto strip the corn plasters therefrom and deliver the sameito said gauze as it isadvanc'mg to be cut by said cutter drum before, winding on 11. A corn plaster machine comprising a frame, a gauze carrying reel supported thereon, a winding reel supported on the ,frame, a plurality of presser rolls supported on said frame, a cutter drum also supported on said frame, mechanisms for driving said presser rolls, said cutter drum and said winding reel,fla guide bar around which the gauze from said gauze reel. is adapted to be trained, a plurality of sprockets adapted to be operated by said driving mechanisms, a guide roll positioned transversely between the frame and said sprockets, anapertured plate for carrying rows of corn plasters,

said plate adapted to be fed through the machine by said sprockets, a stripper mechanism adapted to co-actwith said plate to strip the corn plasters therefrom, and apr inary' roll operated by said driving mechanisms to teed the stripped corn plasters onto said gauze. before said gauze is advanced into the held of operation of said cutter drum to be cut into strips .lor windingon'said winding reel.

12. A corn plaster machine of" the class L described comprising means for advancing a strip of gauze through the machine, a cutter disposed in the path of movement of said gauze to cut said gauze into strips, a corn plaster carrying plate, means for advancing the same into the machine, a stripper device for removing the corn plasters from said advancing plate, and presser rolls for feeding the corn plasters onto said gauze and pressing the same into adhering relation therewith before the gauze is cut by said cutter drum.

13. Acorn plaster machine comprising'a plurality of corn plaster carrying plates, a

feed mechanism for advancingsaid plates through the machine, means for feeding a strip of 'gauze through the machine, stripping mechanisms for delivering corn plasters I from said plates onto said strip of gauze in rows, and means for cutting the strip of gauze into a plurality of individual strips each containing a row of said corn plasters.

it let; A' coin plaster machine comprising means for advancing a strip of gauze through themaclnne, mechanisms for feed ing corn plaster carrying platesthrough the machine, a cutter for cutting said strip of gauze into a plurality of narrow strips, and

means for stripping and then delivering and pressing corn plasters from said plates onto said stripsof gauze prior, to the cutting thereof. I e V 15. A machine of the class described comprising a frame, guide rails thereon, an aperturedplate supported on said guide rails, said plate adaptcd to carry a plurality ot rows ol corn plasters, means lo'rteeding a strip of gauze through the machine,means tor moving'said plate through the machine, and*mechamsn'is for, ripping the corn plasters from said )late and transferrin the same onto said moving gauze.

16. A machine of the class described comprising mechanisms for feeding a strip of gauze through the machine, an apertured plate slidable in the machine and adapted to carry a plurality of rows of corn plasters, means co-acting with said apertured plate to advance the same towards said moving gauze, a stripper means for removing the corn plasters from said plate, and means for delivering the removed corn plasters onto said gauze and pressing the same into adliering relation therewith.

17. A machine of the class described comprising means for feeding a strip of gauze into the machine, a corn plaster carrying plate, meansfor advancing the same through the machine, mechanisms for removing corn plasters from the plate and then sticking said corn plasters on said gauze, means for cutting thegauze into a plurality of narrow strips, and means for winding said narrow strips into rolls.

18, A machine of the class described comprising mechanisms for advancing a strip of "gauze through the machine, corn plaster carrying plates, means eo-acting with said plates for advancing the same toward the moving strip of gauze, stripper means for removing corn plasters from said plates and delivering the same to said gauze, cutter means for cutting the strip of gauze into a plurality of narrow strips each containing a row of corn plasters, and a reel adapted to simultaneously wind up said narrow strips of gauze to form a plurality of adjacently disposed corn plaster carrying rolls.

19. A machine comprising means for advancing a strip of gauze through the machine, corn plaster carrying plates, means co acting therewith for advancing the plates prising a gauze carrying reel, presser rolls for delivering the gauze from said reel and advancing the same through the machine,a

fslidalole plate for carrying corn plasters,

means for advancing the plate toward'the moving strip of gauze, a stripper for stripping the corn plasters from said plate and transferring the same QntG said moving strip of gauze, rotatable means'for-cutting said strip of gauze into plura-lity of narrower strips, and means for si iiult-aneously winding up said iiarroirv strips to afford a piurai- 'ity oir's 'adjacently disposed individual corn 'piasteiirolls.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub scribed myname.

OTTO G. SGHMITTQ 

